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Originally posted by Undertoad
tw, I recall you predicting war with China, in the mid-90s or so?
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A prediction of war is misrepresented. A serious potential confrontation among others over ownership of the Spratley Islands was posted; including a small, largely unreported, battle. Since then, interest in unproven oil reserves has become an irrelevant event. Since then, China has taken a more serious interest in oil of the Central Asian 'stans.
I made no prediction of war. Furthermore, a potential for war was with other regional countries; not the US.
Spratley Islands were posted as an example of myopic American news reporting where even that Sprately Island confrontation was not reported. No prediction - even implied - was made of a 1990s war between China and the US. Demonstrated was a myopia in US news reports.